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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 27

      Something worth noting - no matter how you look at it, the research community has royally fucked up when it comes to ivermectin

      17 replies 31 retweets 309 likes
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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 27

      Yes, there are endless terrible trials, but we've had 18 months. WE COULD'VE RUN GOOD TRIALS We didn't. That is woeful, and frankly inadequate

      6 replies 8 retweets 137 likes
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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 27

      We spent endless billions researching hydroxychloroquine, and knew by August 2020 that it didn't work, but ivermectin which has been given to 100s OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE...still no answer. Shameful

      7 replies 9 retweets 138 likes
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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jul 27
      Replying to @GidMK

      I would argue that we actually *do* know, with approximately as much certainty as we had a year ago for #HydroxyChloroquine, that #Ivermectin almost certainly doesn’t work. Low prior probability + equivocal clinical trials = doesn’t work.

      9 replies 8 retweets 62 likes
      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 27
      Replying to @gorskon

      Sure, but we could've easily had a large trial really testing the idea by now. If we'd rolled it into RECOVERY or SOLIDARITY, it might've prevented (or caused) literally millions of people to get the drug

      8:47 PM - 27 Jul 2021
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      • TokinKev Na Sirf Musiqi Where in the world is Huang Yanling Kerry McCullough, PhD Andrei Kucharavy 💧 Ian "Department of Diseasology" 🍩 Musgrave Dr. Genepedia PhD Sulid Fan Account I Am Not Sure
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 27
          Replying to @GidMK @gorskon

          We're still arguing about awful, low-quality evidence, but as a global research community that is a choice. We could definitely have tested this properly by now, and we really dropped the ball

          1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
        3. Nicholas Bauer, PhD  👨‍🔬 🔬‏ @BioTurboNick Jul 27
          Replying to @GidMK @gorskon

          At some point isn't it unethical to try something you don't think will work just to shut people up?

          5 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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